{"title":"Who decides on peritoneal dialysis treatment? A decision analysis for patients with kidney failure.","authors":"Che-Yi Chou, Yu-Ling Hsieh, Jia-Wen Lai","doi":"10.1177/13591053241264984","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591053241264984","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Peritoneal dialysis, a home-based treatment, enhances patient well-being but is less preferred in Taiwan. This study uses in-depth interviews and ranking surveys to examine the decision-making process of 25 patients (13 male, 12 female, aged 31-80) who initiated peritoneal dialysis. Findings reveal that physicians significantly influence dialysis choices, with their expertise and leadership being core factors. Patients' participation in decision-making is categorized as \"active\" or \"passive\" based on their knowledge and acceptance of treatments. Family members also play a crucial role in decisions for patients relying on familial care. Trust in physicians' recommendations is crucial, emphasizing the importance of a strong doctor-patient relationship and ongoing support to boost patient confidence in peritoneal dialysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1059-1068"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141767939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sara Winter, Sara Crocker, Tricia Rolls, Deanne Curtin, Jessica Haratsis, Irene Szollosi
{"title":"Direct to psychology for sleep disorders: Innovating models of care in the hospital and health service.","authors":"Sara Winter, Sara Crocker, Tricia Rolls, Deanne Curtin, Jessica Haratsis, Irene Szollosi","doi":"10.1177/13591053241267272","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591053241267272","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 'Direct to Psychology Insomnia' pathway was developed for implementation within a multidisciplinary sleep disorders service in a tertiary hospital in Brisbane, Australia. The project was informed by implementation science principles and methodology to re-design the model of care (MoC). A consensus group workshop using the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) with 12 multidisciplinary staff was undertaken to develop the new MoC. The workshop explored inclusion and exclusion criteria for a Direct to Psychology pathway including patient flow and enablers. The team endorsed a MoC that was acceptable to stakeholders and addressed service-level imperatives. The findings highlighted that patient inclusion or exclusion should be overseen by the Sleep Physician team and an Advanced Psychologist with behavioural sleep medicine expertise. Continuum of care for patients referred via primary care providers was considered. Barriers and risks to the MoC changes were identified which informed the refinement of the MoC.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"989-1003"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11977826/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141894875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clodagh Cogley, Jessica Bramham, Kate Bramham, Rebekah Cheung Judge, Julie Lynch, Siobhan MacHale, John Holian, Aoife Smith, Claire Carswell, Peter Conlon, Paul D'Alton
{"title":"Improving kidney care for people with severe mental health difficulties: A thematic analysis of personal and family members' perspectives.","authors":"Clodagh Cogley, Jessica Bramham, Kate Bramham, Rebekah Cheung Judge, Julie Lynch, Siobhan MacHale, John Holian, Aoife Smith, Claire Carswell, Peter Conlon, Paul D'Alton","doi":"10.1177/13591053241254715","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591053241254715","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People with severe mental health difficulties (SMHDs) often have poorer access to kidney healthcare. To better understand the barriers and facilitators to kidney healthcare for this population, we conducted interviews with nine individuals with SMHDs and four family members. Through reflexive thematic analysis, we generated three themes: (1) '<i>One size doesn't fit all</i>' describes the need for individualised kidney healthcare, adapted to meet the specific needs of each person with a SMHD. (2) '<i>You just can't say, \"I'm only dealing with your kidney here\"</i>' describes how fragmentation of physical and mental healthcare services can lead to poorer outcomes for people with SMHDs, underscoring the need for coordinated care. (3) '<i>Just treat me with respect</i>' describes the impact of healthcare provider attitudes. Overall, participants praised the dedication and kindness of renal clinicians. However, some participants also described experiences of stigma and discrimination, and called for additional education for healthcare providers regarding SMHDs.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1044-1058"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11977831/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141428276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Men's baldness stigma: A mixed methods international survey.","authors":"Glen S Jankowski, Dirk Kranz, Josip Razum","doi":"10.1177/13591053241259730","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591053241259730","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Men's baldness can be structurally stigmatized. For example, commercialized psychology research medicalizes it as a distressing \"disease.\" A mixed-methods survey on baldness stigma among 357 balding men (49% from Central- and South- America, Africa, Asia) was conducted. Qualitative and quantitative responses were content analyzed into two approximate sets: those (1) impacted by baldness stigma versus (2) those resisting baldness stigma. (1) The former included about half who had internalized baldness stigma agreeing it was disadvantageous (44%) and reporting distress (39-45% e.g. \"<i>[I] dread the future</i>\"). Participants reported baldness was stigmatized structurally (68%; e.g. \"<i>[it's a] humiliating image</i>\") and were attempting to combat their baldness largely via \"treatments\" (57%). (2) The latter participant response set resisted baldness stigma by reporting minimal distress, and structural stigma whilst accepting baldness (33-61%). Psychosocial and evidence-based support is needed to help some men resist baldness stigmatization.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1069-1088"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11977830/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141762583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Austen R Anderson, Lindsey Ostermiller, Mallory Lastrapes, Lauren Hales
{"title":"Does sunlight exposure predict next-night sleep? A daily diary study among U.S. adults.","authors":"Austen R Anderson, Lindsey Ostermiller, Mallory Lastrapes, Lauren Hales","doi":"10.1177/13591053241262643","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591053241262643","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Poor sleep is becoming increasingly prevalent and is associated with adverse health outcomes. Sunlight exposure may improve sleep by regulating circadian rhythms, increasing vitamin D, and influencing melatonin production. However, research on the sunlight-sleep association is limited, especially outside of cross-sectional designs. This study examined associations between daily self-reported sunlight exposure and next-night sleep quality in 103 adults for up to 70 days. The timing of sunlight exposure predicted next-night sleep quality. Specifically, morning sunlight exposure, relative to no sunlight, predicted better sleep quality based on responses to the brief Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index. Duration of sunlight exposure was generally not associated with sleep quality. Morning sunlight may regulate circadian rhythms, subsequently improving sleep. Findings have potential implications for sleep interventions and daylight savings time policies. Future research should test whether morning sunlight exposure can enhance the effectiveness of sleep interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"962-975"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141794063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Evangelia Sofia Vergouli, Lia Figgou, Panagiotis Koulouvaris, Nikolaos Scarmeas
{"title":"Accounting for access to healthcare: Analyzing interview talk of hard-to-reach regions' residents and mobile medical units' professionals in Greece.","authors":"Evangelia Sofia Vergouli, Lia Figgou, Panagiotis Koulouvaris, Nikolaos Scarmeas","doi":"10.1177/13591053241266384","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591053241266384","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores how social actors account for psychosocial barriers to healthcare access. Interviews with 17 residents in remote regions of Greece and 12 professionals employed by Mobile Medical Units were analyzed using the tools and concepts of critical discursive social psychology. Analysis indicated that, oriented to different accountability concerns, residents tended to attribute reluctance to seek medical help to structural barriers, while professionals leaned toward psychological and individual-centered explanations. Findings also highlighted the construction of living in hard-to-reach areas as both a \"cure\" and a \"curse\" for residents' capacity to achieve a healthy status, representing remote communities as both enhancing solidarity and social support and as promoting stigmatization against illness and social isolation. Building upon prior discourse-oriented approaches in health psychology, the study seeks to exemplify how a discursive and rhetorically oriented research agenda can be employed to explore how health inequalities are enacted and (re)produced in social interactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1104-1119"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11977809/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141767936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luc Saulnier, Anthony Chau, Philip Crowell, Susan Bright, Simon Massey
{"title":"Obstetric quality of recovery: A weak surrogate measure of psychological distress and psychological wellness for cesarean delivery parturients-A prospective observational study.","authors":"Luc Saulnier, Anthony Chau, Philip Crowell, Susan Bright, Simon Massey","doi":"10.1177/13591053251328993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251328993","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The obstetric quality of recovery score (ObsQoR-11) is a widely used self-report assessment in obstetric settings following cesarean deliveries (CD). However, this measure may not assess psychological variables as originally intended, which may inform quality care. The primary aim of this study was to explore the relationship between ObsQoR-11 and validated scales that measure peritraumatic distress and psychological wellness. 220 Canadian patients who underwent scheduled or unscheduled CD (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 35.00 years, SD = 4.18) completed self-report surveys assessing: obstetric quality of recovery, peritraumatic distress, and psychological wellness. ObsQoR-11 exhibited significant but weak correlations with peritraumatic distress and psychological wellness. Peritraumatic distress and psychological wellness are independent constructs that should be measured separately in clinical practice outside of routine assessments using ObsQoR-11. As there was low convergent construct validity with these two measures, these psychological assessments may assist in providing additional assessments of holistic outcomes following cesarean delivery.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053251328993"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143755569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Demoralization, self-efficacy, and business profitability in self-employed individuals with cardiac diseases.","authors":"Wafaa Sowan, Svetlana Baziliansky","doi":"10.1177/13591053251325666","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251325666","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cardiac Diseases (CD) have harmful devastating consequences for individuals. Their ill health may cause significant pain and suffering, psychological distress, social difficulties, reduced work capacity, and increased substantial economic strain. This study involved 120 self-employed individuals with CD, divided into lower and higher intolerance of uncertainty (IU) levels. Multi-group analysis was performed to examine differences between low and high IU groups. The study indicated a significant relationship among business profitability decline, IU, and high levels of demoralization in self-employed-individuals with CD. Self-employed-individuals with CD often encounter unique difficulties in performing their job roles appropriately, which affects their health. In addition, the results show that IU moderated the relationships between the study variables. Self-employed individuals with CD who were less tolerant of uncertainty had higher risk of psychological and work-related difficulties. Additionally, personal resources (such as self-efficacy and coping strategies) contribute to demoralization.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053251325666"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143755635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carly Hook, Zoe Palfreyman, Ben Gibson, Nadzeya Svirydzenka
{"title":"The plight of prestige: The subjective experiences of women managing chronic physical illnesses and their emotional well-being in the context of the prestige hierarchy.","authors":"Carly Hook, Zoe Palfreyman, Ben Gibson, Nadzeya Svirydzenka","doi":"10.1177/13591053251329675","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251329675","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic illnesses, such as Diabetes and Epilepsy, impact millions globally. Despite the burden of chronic illnesses, a medical hierarchy exists, with many illnesses undervalued in society, hence allocated minimal research funding. This bias disproportionately affects health outcomes for women. This research provides a novel exploration into the lives of women with chronic illnesses of varying levels of prestige, examining commonalities and variations among their illness experience, and the coping strategies they employ to manage their emotional well-being. Six semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Two superordinate themes were developed: \"A fractured reality\" and \"A restrained reality.\" Commonalities across the narrative were manifested in structural inequalities and coping strategies, however, illnesses lower on the prestige hierarchy were evident with an existential conflict with the illness identity. This research demonstrates the structural discrimination of the gender construct and the disparities experienced by women with conditions of lower prestige.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053251329675"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143755672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kirsten R Panton, Keely Bebbington, Amy Finlay-Jones, Tiziana Bufacchi, Maria Davey, Marita Smith, Leanne Fried
{"title":"Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A pilot and feasibility study.","authors":"Kirsten R Panton, Keely Bebbington, Amy Finlay-Jones, Tiziana Bufacchi, Maria Davey, Marita Smith, Leanne Fried","doi":"10.1177/13591053251328961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251328961","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A considerable proportion of patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) experience emotional problems due to the continual demands of the disease, which may persist throughout life without appropriate support. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention and provide early indications of its capacity to impact psychosocial outcomes for adolescents with T1D. Twenty-two participants were randomised to one of two groups: (1) ACT intervention for 6 weeks or (2) standard care. Given the ease of recruitment, high rate of attendance for the ACT intervention and the positive responses to the intervention, the intervention was deemed feasible and acceptable to adolescents with T1D. Outcomes trended towards enhanced Quality of Life and reduced Diabetes Distress. Future work should consider a larger scale randomised controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of the intervention for T1D and other chronic illnesses.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053251328961"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143755632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}